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Limbaugh: Cho was a liberal
April 23, 2007 6:26 PM
On the April 19 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show , the famous conservative talk radio host opined about the political views of Seung-hui Cho, the Virginia tech massacre madman.
"If this Virginia Tech shooter had an ideology, what do you think it was? " Limbaugh asked. "This guy had to be a liberal. You start railing against the rich and all this other -- this guy's a liberal. He was turned into a liberal somewhere along the line. So it's a liberal that committed this act. Now, the drive-bys will read on a website that I'm attacking liberalism by comparing this guy to them. That's exactly what they do every day, ladies and gentlemen. I'm just pointing out a fact. I am making no extrapolation; I'm just pointing it out. "
Limbaugh went on to say that "back in the early '90s, when there was any kind of an incident, crime or what-have-you that attracted national attention, in the early days of this program, the drive-by media went out and they tried to connect the perpetrator to this program. They did everything they could. In fact, it went so far as Bill Clinton blaming me for influencing Timothy McVeigh to blow up the Murrah building . These are the people sponsoring lies and distortion for the purposes of dividing this country and creating hatred. These are the people that invented this kind of tactic, if you will ."
The reference to Clinton harkens back to CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS the former president made after the Oklahoma City bombing in which he slammed "loud and angry voices in America today whose sole goal seems to be to try to keep some people as paranoid as possible and the rest of us all torn up and upset with each other. They spread hate. They leave the impression that, by their very words, that violence is acceptable."
Clinton did not mention Limbaugh's name. In fact, he didn't even say "talk radio," but many folks inferred that's who he was talking about.
Limbaugh, conversely, spoke more directly. Cho "had to be a liberal," he said just days after the worst school shooting in U.S. history.
What do you think?
-- jpt
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Rush Limbaugh is a racist to his heart and I beleve his Rehtoric has helped Barck Obama get elected and he's dosent even realize it.
Thanks Rush :)
Posted by: Frank Jhohnson | Nov 5, 2008 1:49:26 PM
Rusty (his real name)Limbaugh is about as phony as they come. He was fired from about every job he ever had until he found payday with the conservative shtick. Here is a guy who avoided Vietnam with an ingrown hair on his ass, yet has the guts to give opinions on why we should be in Iraq. Been married three times, the last one still married when he met her. He is an admitted drug addict who for years went on about locking up drug addicts, yet his situation was different (as they always are). Thinks that employers should not be made to pay health insurance for people who have questionably lifestyles...did HIS employer pay for his cochlear implant that many feel was a direct result of abusing Oxycontin? Give me a break.
Posted by: Mark Harshman | Jul 24, 2007 9:56:38 AM
Let me tell all you people out there about these accusations that Rush is a Doctor shopper. If anyone of you have ever been physically dependant on Opiates you would not say a word. The onset of Oxycontin addiction is thrown at you so fast you have no clue what is going on. And the Movie Stars will tell you all about it but they aren't the one's blasting Rush. You DO not get high off this stuff , you do it to get out of bed in morning and it is simple as that. Have any of you ever seen Rush itch till he is bleeding. This is what a over-medicated person does on this stuff.
Posted by: Lou A | Jun 4, 2007 7:28:44 PM
Rush is a drug abuser and he doctor shops, going to doctor after doctor to get the same prescription over and over. One should ask oneself "what would ONE MAN need with over 2,000 prescription pills of the same kind?" Is he somehow afraid that some day he will RUN OUT of said medication? Ha! Haa! No conservative will ever even wonder about a scenerio such as this, because conservatives would then have to admit their "right hand man" is a dope addicted drug abuser. Hence, his self-righteous, know-it-all attitude, "do as I say, not as I do". I think he is a STONER! One day when he OD's, conservatives will find this out.
Posted by: artist22 | May 11, 2007 10:03:25 AM
What if:??/the Kid had some time for politics..would he choose Conservatism..I think my first perspective on conservatism was from my Grandmother(who never even heard of school)..My Grandfather also never attended a school(most consider him to NOT even have a language)..but as Italians go..so does the ability to see things in the best light..the story seems to offer the Kid very little Forward Moving abilities leading towards a conservative VIEW/I'll bet he even figured in that the Virginia Tech faculty was grabbing his "Funny Money" in tuition fees..leaving him a penniless pauper on the sidewalk of FAME/Fortune..Liberals most time have some sort of Brain-industry happening around them..as the song might offer/"on top of ol' smokey"/"all covered with cheese".."I lost my poor sweetheart"..??>I think there's plenty of stupidity to go around..the Kid..seems a lost cause.
Posted by: MarkSM | Apr 28, 2007 9:01:56 AM
Rush Limbaugh is a putz. The nation is grieving along with Virginia Tech at this horrid and senseless act and all Limbaugh wants to do is sling mud at his political opponents turning this somber moment into a spectacle. Get a life Rush. There is enough scandal on both sides of this circus you call politics. Cho was a demented and evil individual. He was an extremist which are people who exist on both sides of the political spectrum. Grow up and stop acting like an ass. I'm sure you would just love to take attention away from the fact that your little Bushy might be impeached before he has the chance to bow out gracefully. Real Americans can actually reach out to those who have differing world views. Way to be insensitive...like I said...you're a putz.
Posted by: Sophia | Apr 28, 2007 8:33:37 AM
right wing and evil are synonymous. Enough said.
Posted by: fuckrepublicans | Apr 27, 2007 8:51:55 PM
"he lashed out at what his delusional mind thought were his oppressors. Just like Liberals."
Huh... I would have said "just like Bush".
Too bad Rush isn't addressing the real issue, which is the constitutional right of psychotics to own guns.
Posted by: Jim D | Apr 27, 2007 2:40:42 PM
So you liberals (marxists) are prejudiced against "fat" people ? All i hear is discriminatory ranting insults about Rush's weight...hypocrites, get the speck out of your eyes AND Stick to the issue which are his comments. of course you never do. He's right and you are just so wrong...so just get over it. Morality and ideas preempt all behavior. So Change your beliefs which have killed more people and ruined more lives than the nazis and your brethren communists put together.
Liberals don't believe in character (see clinton and kennedy) or freedom. only control and manipulation. all their rhetoric is just to cover up their real agenda- a one world political and economic system with all people subservient.
Posted by: michael | Apr 27, 2007 1:28:10 PM
I would agree with Rush. Libs want to ban all guns so that sonner or later they will have control of everything....
Posted by: Joe | Apr 27, 2007 11:17:49 AM
SeungHui's case is NOT against rich and famous.
I have been looking at this case very carefully since the biginning, maybe because I am a Korean, and I felt this case is similar to the movie "Carrie(1976)".
Posted by: dongsoo | Apr 27, 2007 10:30:37 AM
That Limbaugh's comments are offensive, regardless of whether he was "joking" or not is obvious enough.
As a professor of rhetoric, the more interesting question is what is the best way to respond to such "jokes" in a way that defangs the attack while not stooping to Limbaugh's level (thereby legitimizing his tactics).
Ted
Posted by: Ted | Apr 26, 2007 10:44:18 PM
The crassness of Limbaugh's "joke" about Cho's liberalism is obvious enough. As I've pointed out on my own blog, the idea that it's okay because he was merely "joking" fails on two levels. First, the sort of joke Rush claims to be making is offensive in and of itself, regardless of whether it's understood to be a joke or taken seriously. Secondly, he said, in the same breath as he was claiming to be joking, that he really thought liberalism was responsible.
As a professor of rhetoric, the more interesting question is how does a thoughtful person respond to such "jokes" in a way that both defangs them, but doesn't stoop to his level (thereby legitimizing Limbaugh's tactics).
Ted
Posted by: Ted | Apr 26, 2007 10:41:24 PM
Rush Limbaugh is a felon who was not prosecuted for "Doctor shopping" to feed his drug habit. He has always been a hatemonger,fearmonger, and water carrier for the loony right. When you consider the source of these remarks, thay are meaningless. Always have been, always will be. He should run for president so we can have fun watching him try to explain his warped life and worldview. When Karl Rove farts, Rush is there to sniff.
Posted by: David L McNulty | Apr 26, 2007 9:39:28 PM
I guess this is tit for tat, after so many people tried to say McVeigh was a conservative...
The truth is, these nutjobs aren't liberal or conservative -- they're insane, hateful, and honestly believe that killing people leads to a higher purpose.
As to Rush's statements... he's an entertainer, and he entertains conservatives... are you surprised?
Posted by: Dan, Columbus | Apr 26, 2007 1:24:46 PM
We're lucky to still have freedom of speech, (seems it may not last much longer due to the pc police), everybody get's a chance to stick their foot in their mouth. We all took Rush's bate but how low do you go to exploit such a tragedy for your own political agenda and what hypocrisy to stoop to tactics which Rush blames the liberals for using against him. It's all in advertising. Say something over and over until people take it as fact. Think for yourselves people. This is not a left/right issue. It's a human issue. The answer has nothing to do with your political waning.
My condolences go to the families and victims of this massacre no matter what their political leanings.
Posted by: joshuamartian | Apr 26, 2007 12:03:16 PM
Ok, if we're guessing peoples political leanings based on their rantings then that would make Hitler a conservative - right?
And now that we know this - what does the political views of two insane people have to do with the price of tea in china?
Bravo to Rush for getting us all to yell at each other for nothing - again. It must be worth a .0005% in his ratings.
Posted by: CoolBreeze | Apr 26, 2007 8:08:38 AM
What has this world come to? Why can't we all act like adults? In the wake of the awful, awful shootings at VA Tech, I cannot believe the tackiness and audacity of Rush Limbaugh! It doesn't matter if Cho was liberal, conservative or whatever! 32 innocent people lost their lives! Our country, and Rush Limbaugh, needs to wake up and look past the superficial stuff and realize that we have more serious problems to deal with: mental illness and health care, to name a few. Rush Limbaugh needs to spend a day with the victims' families and then I am sure he would sober up and shut up very quickly.
Posted by: Gretchen | Apr 26, 2007 1:25:32 AM
Limbaugh is in this for money. His show is an entertainment venture. It's a business. His show is not meant to provide fair comment, ethical content, or balanced and fair material. He has lucrative sponsors. Splashy, irreverent, controversial, fictitious statements like this keep his show going, keep people talking, and keep his program on the air and his pockets full of $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Posted by: harrpa | Apr 25, 2007 9:35:09 PM
RUSH LIMBAUGH IS A BIG FAT IDIOT!
Posted by: Al Franken | Apr 25, 2007 7:57:59 PM
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